Europe (2004)
Links to Europe texts: The arrival in Brussels | A nice morning in Ostende | Time has stopped in Bruges | Night and day in Brussels | Kutna Hora | Ossuary | First taste of the carnaval | Grande Synthe | Dunkerque Carnaval | First time in Ireland | Rugby final | Glendalough | Quiet wrap-up | Why go look further ? | On the road with PE | Discovery of Naples | Neapolitan evening | Around the forum | Monuments and villas | The lifestyle of Pompei | Sunday calm | The beautiful western coast | Classical Sicily | Oristano province ruins | Seaside charm | City highlights | Prelude, day 0 | Spirits high, day 1 | Freezing, first dive | Victoria | Piano, day 2 | Got to go, day 3 | Valetta | Glimpse of Granada | Catholic wonders | Night has fallen | The Nazrid Palaces | Alhambra | Alcazaba | Generalife | Mirador de San Nicola | Albaicin views | Central Granada | Flamenco nights | Bath and its abbey | Stroll in Bath | Enjoying Salisbury
Photos per year (number): 1994 (1) 1995 (23) 1996 (8) 1997 (5) 2001 (255) 2002 (483) 2003 (1157) 2004 (1074) 2005 (1093) 2006 (200) 2007 (54) 2008 (136)
Christmas tree in front of Notre-Dame de Paris

Central Paris Christmas

Notre-Dame de Paris facade on the first day of the year

Paris snow amidst flowers

Western side of Notre-Dame de Paris

The great Notre-Dame de Paris

Tourist wishes in the New Year

Hotel de Ville and bateau mouche

Ice rink in front of the Hotel de Ville

Snow fights on the ice rink

Merry go round

Ice skating in Paris snow

Kids on the carrousel

Snow fighting in the snow storm

Never really down

First steps on ice

Sisterhood fun

Eiffel tower silhouette behind the snow

Post-party confetti

Motifs of the Institut du Monde Arabe

The Bastille amongst Paris roofs

Pompidou Center and Sacre Coeur

Splendour of Notre-Dame de Paris

Pantheon seen from the Institut du Monde Arabe

Mairie du 6e arrondissement

Pantheon

Boulevard St Germain at sunset

Paris streets

Rue Mazarine

Samaritaine department store

Institut des Arts at night

Car lights on the quais

The Louvre as the sun sets

The Eiffel Tower light glows over the quais

Eiffel Tower lights beaming over the city

Champs-Elys?es at night

Baby Marie

Typical architecture of old Bilbao

Santander train station

Cathedral of Bilbao

Cathedral of Bilbao

Beautiful old building in Casco Viejo

Inside the cathedral of Bilbao

An original window shape

View behind the altar

Ceiling of the cathedral of Bilbao

Building on the river front

The fish stalls in the market of Bilbao

Tasty looking crayfish

A gruesome monkfish shows his last smile

Pigs' heads at the market

Dried peppers

The vegetable stalls

Art on the ceiling of a gallery

Painted ceiling of a gallery

The tuna fishing tradition painted on the ceiling

Basque musicians for a pet blessing ritual in front of a church

View of Bilbao

Graffitis in a staircase

A beautiful street of the old part of Bilbao

Staircase to Begona neighbourhood

Some rare elegance in architecture

Bilbao's concrete playground

Bilbao's dynamic youth...

Games on concrete

Skaters

Urban horrors

Basilica Begona

Old people near the Basilica of Begona

Inside the Basilica of Begona

The superb ceiling of the Begona cathedral

A sophisticated design

Begona Basilica

Zubizuri bridge

One of Bilbao's elevadors

View of the city centre

First glimpse of the Guggenheim

Pure lines of the Zubizuri bridge

Titanium coat of the Guggenheim

Towards the Guggenheim

Guggenheim Bilbao

Titanium shapes

The museum's amazing forms

Fisheye view of the Guggenheim museum

Superb shapes

Unreal architectural lines

Staircase of the Guggenheim

Museum entrance

Shapes and textures

The atrium

All sorts of forms in the atrium

Artistic flow of words

A typical room, with delirious singing

Sound proof video room

The dog in front of the museum

Bilbao metro

Waiting for the modern metro

Old fisherman village of Getxo

Distant snowy mountains, and rain on the beach

The sardine seller and the fisherman

The river meets the ocean

Bilbao's industrial facilities

Splashing ocean

Ocean splashing into the river mouth

After a drink and a few bites

A rare sight of nice houses, in Getxo

A posh part of Getxo

Getxo heights

Portugalete container facilities

Getxo's nice mill

Night and day

A rare ray of sun

Rain pouring from the Getxo church roof

Church of Getxo

A classic English image... in winter

Small passage in Chichester

The Old Cross of Chichester

Cathedral of Chichester

Inside the Chichester Cathedral

Ceiling of the Chichester Cathedral

Stained glass window designed by Chagall

In front of the Chichester Cathedral

Symbols on the Old Cross

Typical English houses near the Ring Road

Little hungry squirrel

Chichester's splendid cathedral, seen from the Bishop Gardens

Seaside of Bognor Regis

Fishermen on Bognor Regis's pier

A fun add for Bognor's seafood

From Bognor Regis to France...

A fallent racer limps back

An injured racer is carried out on a stretcher

Speeding past the crowd

The racing pack in full action

The race control room

The race has begun

Speeding past the finishing line

Stewart, the race director

Racing past the checkered flag

After the race

Champagne awaits the winners

The winner triumphs

One of the teams

An interview of the winner

The Ducatti workshop

The mad pace of another starting race

Inside Klagenfurt cathedral

Altar of Klagenfurt cathedral

Klagenfurt cathedral seen from Domplatz square

View of the Alps from a bridge

Villach

The emblematic dragon, and the castle

Dragon Bridge and view towards the cathedral and covered market

Going to celebrate the entry in the EU in traditional clothes

A bus tours the new EU countries

Free concert on the eve of the entry in the EU

Concert to celebrate Slovenia's EU membership

Bustle of Ljubljana in the evenings, despite the drizzle

Preseren, the famous poet, with his muse

City centre, topped by the mighty castle

Dragon Bridge and cathedral

Covered markets along the river

Cathedral of St Nicholas

Town Hall

Fountain of the Rivers of Carniola

Ponies for the children

Door of the cathedral

Imposing tower of the castle

Ljubljana's castle

Inside the castle grounds

The symbolic dragon is used as a door handle

View of Ljubljana's west from the castle hill

Schweiger Palace



Roman wall

Ancient Roman Wall ???

American embassy in Slovenia

Tivoli Park

Tulips in Tivoli Park

Tivoli Palace

Statue in front of the Tivoli Palace

Tulips at Tivoli

Rain on Ljubljana

Waiting for the rain to pass in Tivoli Park

The city's first skyscraper

Original modern church

Close-up on the original depiction of Christ

Banks of the Ljubljanica

Preseren and his muse

City model... also washed by the rain

View of the castle

Ljubljana's castle dominates the city

Pink petals inundate the city in the Spring time

Church

Poetic reading over the river

Banks of the Ljubljanica

Hockey team ready to start

Tracks on a street hockey rink



Old Beetle with lovely decorations

Enjoying a drink by the river

Another great view of the castle, with the moon

Romantic Ljubljana

Romance by the "love" river

Bridge

Local dances to celebrate the entry in the EU

The castle lit in blue at night

Church at night

The beautiful lights on the castle

Horses in Bled

Bled Castle and lake

Forest flowers

The imposing guard tower of Bled Castle

Flags at Bled Castle





View of Bled from the castle

Rowers on the lake

Taking tourists out to the island

Bled Castle grounds

Beautiful settings of Bled

A threatening medieval weapon

A deadly weapon

Bled Castle

View of the Southern Alps near Bled

Countryside near Bled Lake

Wood stacks

Bled Lake, church and castle, with the snow-capped Southern Alps

Leisure on Bled Lake

Bled Church at the forefront of the Southern Alps

Mighty stairs leading up to the Bled Church

Spires of Bled Church

Altar of Bled Church

Bell Tower

Nesting swan

Close-up on a nesting swan

Rowing back from the island

Boats ready to go the island at the heart of Bled Lake

Bled Castle

Celebrating Bled's millenium

Inside ... Church

Under the ...

Misty dusk on Bled Lake

Bled Island at night

Bled Lake and castle by night

Villach church

Klagenfurt charm

Klagenfurt central square

Klagenfurt center

Klagenfurt streets

Austrian architecture in Klagenfurt

Cocktail in a Cuban bar

Spirit of Cuba

In the Mirabel Gardens

Choir rehearsal

View from the best suite of the Sacher Hotel

The great Marble Hall

Rose petals after the wedding

The two wedding ring cases

Decorations above the entrance of the Marble Hall

Statue in the Mirabel Gardens

Funny bears for sale

Statue in the Mirabel Gardens

Light and architecture of the Sacher Hotel

An elegant bouquet

Fountain in the Mirabel Gardens

View of the castle

Hotel Sacher, Salzburg

Salzburg city: on the river and at the foot of the hill

Pretzels for sale

Houses along the river

A quiet boat ride

The nearby Alps

Inside Hellbrunn Palace

Water has a central role

Arriving at Hellbrunn Palace

A relaxing place in the sun

View of some water works

Elegant furniture

A room of the museum

A great place to entertain guests

Lovely gardens

Chinese style decorations

Japanese decorations

View of the gardens

Fountain of Hercules

A simple and elegant plant

Views of the garden and museum

Hellbrunn Palace

Unicorn statue

Neptune fountain

Beautiful lemon trees

The carriage arrives

Hellbrunn Palace courtyard

Gardens at night

Hellbrunn Palace facade by night

Concert in the Mirabel Gardens

Serious music

Cathedral bell tower

St Peter Stiftskeller

Inside St Peter Stiftskeller

A well arranged dining room

Courtyard of a restaurant

Old Salzburg

Hotel Sacher seen from the river

Crates for beer

Thousands of beer bottles ready to go

View of the Alps behind the brewery

A delivery truck

The big beer from the small brewery...

Brauerei Sch?nram, started in 1780

The maturation process takes place in huge vats

Metal harnesses the power of the liquid!

All is clean and under control

The manager pours a special beer

Close-up on a beer

Sch?nram village mast

Countryside of Sch?nram

The crucifixion

Central Salzburg - riverside

Central Salzburg - Mirabel Gardens

Church

City, castle and mountains

A girl orchestrates the waters

Green hills beyond Salzburg

The ever so famous Mozartkugeln

The rose bushes of the Mirabel Gardens

High street Salzburg

Mozart's birthplace

Kitchen of Mozart's birthplace

View onto the square from Mozart's birthplace

Inside the cathedral

Dome of the cathedral

Altar

Sophisticated ceilings

Carabinieri Hall

Decorative figures on the ceiling

A grand reception room

The elaborate ceilings and chandeliers

Throne Room

The throne

Corridors

The main hall

Cutting someone's profile in paper

Finishing touches for a fast silhouette

Playing giant chess

Entrance to the cemetary

An impressive figure next to a tomb

The cemetary at the foot of the hill

The castle oversees this old part of town

Salzburg cathedral

Beauty of the castle

Old streets inside the castle

View towards Hellbrunn Palace

Dungeon chains

The castle grounds

The city lies below

Salzburg centre

The chess game seen from the castle

Wooden walls decorated in gold and paint

A fancy porcelain stove

Symbols of the king

The assembly room

Vision from inside the castle buildings

A grotesque mask to shame criminals

A silent army in motion

Cannon action

Castle from close

The tall walls of the castle

Inner court of the castle

Parked coaches

Statue of Mozart

Central Tampere

Factory in Tampere

Chilling out in the late evening

Central Square of Tampere

Vyborg

Ladozhskaya metro station

Contrasting city, as here on Nevskyi Prospekt

Back in the Cold War days, who would have thought this?

Bronze statue on the Anichkov Bridge

Fontanka canal

Busy Nevskyi Prospekt

Palace Square at dusk

Palace Square at dusk

Hermitage Bridge

SS. Peter and Paul Fortress at sunset

SS. Peter and Paul Fortress at sunset

Stock Exchange Bridge at dusk

Trinity Bridge lit by the setting sun

Watching the sun set along the Neva

Golden spire of the SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral

The Hermitage and St Isaac's Cathedral

A broken down car

SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, on Zayachiy Island

Light effects of a boat on the Neva

Europa bar restaurant boat

The Hermitage along the Neva

Hermitage Bridge at sunset

A fast boat speeds to the Hermitage Bridge

Prow of a boat over the Neva and the Hermitage

Painters along the Moyka, on the second Winter Bridge

Painters debating along the Moyka, as tourists go by

Church of the Resurrection

Church of the Resurrection

Church of the Resurrection

Old car that'll need a good fix!

SS. Peter and Paul Fortress

Field of Mars towards the Church of the Resurrection

A tulip on the Field of Mars

Tulips on the Field of Mars

Field of Mars

Gate of the Summer Gardens

Girl painting the Summer Palace of Peter the Great

Cruiser Aurora

Trinity Bridge before the SS. Peter and Paul Fortress

Man casting his line in the Neva

Sphinx along the Neva

Sphinx along the Neva

Flower greenhouse near the Taurida Garden

Taurida Palace

The football slips past to the goal behind a defender in Taurida Garden

Smolny Monastery and Cathedral

Kikin Palace

Dome of the Smolny Cathedral

North wing of the Smolny Cathedral

Rehearsing for a concert

The top of one of the coupolas of Smolny Cathedral

View from Smolny Cathedral

View south from Smolny Cathedral

View of central St Petersburg from Smolny Cathedral

Proletarskoy Diktatury Square

Odesskaya Street, with old city lanterns on show

A strange street crossing

Tram on Bol'sheokhtunskiy Bridge

Hotel Moscow

Lazarus Cemetery

Tikhvin Cemetery

Alexander Nevsky Monastery

Inside Alexander Nevsky Monastery

Annunciation Church in the Alexander Nevsky Monastery

Blurry faces in St Pet's metro

Palace Square

Alexander Column

Chariot of Glory on top of the Arch of the General Staff

Arch of the General Staff

Admiralty at dusk

Admiralty Quay at dusk

Admiralty and St Isaac

St Isaac's at dusk

St Isaac's dome

Classic architecture along the Neva

Senate building in front of St Isaac's

4&5 line street on Vasilievsky Island

Griffon on Sphinx Quay

Looking across Sphinx Quay

View from Sphinx Quay

Hanging around and drinking at Sphinx Quay

Amenophis III sphinx on Sphinx Quay

East bank of the Neva

Bronze Horseman statue at dusk

Palace Square

Statue in the centre of Palace Square

Winter Palace

SS. Peter and Paul Fortress

Kunstkammer

Statue of a rostral column

Tulips on the spit of Vasilievsky Island, facing the fortress

Neptune thrones on top of the Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange Building

Rostral Column

Plaque for Pavlov on the Academicians' House

Reparation works of Pel and Son's Pharmacy

St Andrew's Cathedral

6&7 Line street

St Andrew's Cathedral

Inside St Andrew's Cathedral

Academy of Arts and Sphinx Quay

Twelve Colleges

Menshikov Palace

Bronze Horseman statue in front of the Senate House

Kunstkammer seen from the opposite bank of the small Neva

View of the spit of Vasilievsky Island

Old ship docked on the Neva

Cruiser Aurora

Visiting the Cruiser Aurora

Cell in the Trubetskoy Bastion

Code used by prisoners to communicate

Getting a tan at the foot of the fortress!!!

Naryshkin Bastion

Inside the SS Peter & Paul Cathedral

Altar of the SS Peter & Paul Cathedral

Lavish baroque interior

Spire of the SS Peter & Paul Cathedral

Beauty of central St Petersburg

Hermitage in front of St Isaac

Swimming and tanning by the fortress

Very focused on getting the right tan

Mosque

Bank Bridge

Yusupov Palace

Diana Restaurant, a kitsch place to eat in

Academy of Arts and Sphinx Quay at night

TV tower at night

Hermitage at night

The Palace Bridge is being raised

Raising the Palace Bridge

The Palace Bridge is raised

A tanker passes silently in front of the fortress

SS. Peter and Paul Fortress at night

Trinity Bridge raised at night

Fortress seen from the Hermitage Bridge

Palace Square at night, with saxophone music from Maestro

Palace Square seen from the General Staff building arch

Catherine Garden, in front of the Alexandrisky Theatre

Alexandrisky Theatre

Vaganova Choreographic School

Colourful playground

Tolstoy House

Cathedral of the icon of Our Lady of Vladimir

Statue of Pouchkine

Moskovskaya Train Station

Ceiling in Moskovskaya Train Station

Departure hall of Moskovskaya Train Station

Mayakovsky metro station

Alexandrinsky Theatre

The music starts

St Isaac's Cathedral

St Isaac's Cathedral

St Nicholas Cathedral

St Nicholas Cathedral

Trinity Cathedral

Trinity Cathedral

Sphinx by the Fontanka Canal

Looking towards the seaport

Fontanka Canal in front of the Trinity Cathedral

Monastery

Soviet imagery

Narva Triumphal Gate

Petergof Palace Gardens

Petergof Palace, southern gardens

Fountain with Neptune

View from the top of the Grand Cascade

A full view of the splendour of the Grand Cascade

Palace and fountains

Water splashes the golden fountains everywhere

Fountain steps

Samson Rending Open the Jaws of the Lion

Samson's victory over the lion

Canal leading from the palace to the Gulf of Finland

View of St Petersburg and the Gulf of Finland

Aphrodite is the most notable statue of the eastern stairway

Impressive statue of the Grand Cascade

Beauty of the Palace

Another cascade at Petergof

Playing with the trick fountain

Jumping in the trick fountain

Kazan Cathedral

Inside the metro

Statue of Lenin

Church of St Nicholas, village of Myakishevo

Church of the Assumption, Kutsko village

Yurev Monastery

Rurik's Hill fort

Church of St nicholas, village of Tukholya

Centre of the Wooden Architecture Museum

Chapel from Kashira, village of Thvoschnik

Inside Tunisky's Peasant house, Pyrischy village

The village life is well reconstructed

Ekimova's house, Rishevo

Church of the Nativity of Our Lady, Perdky

Little bird

Church of St Nicolas from Visoky Ostrov

Inside the Church of St Nicolas from Visoky Ostrov

Ceiling of the Church of St Nicolas from Visoky Ostrov

Altar of the Church of St Nicolas from Visoky Ostrov

Icon in the Church of St Nicolas from Visoky Ostrov

Tent-shaped mill from the village of Ladoschino

St George Cathedral

Belltower of the Yurev Monastery

Cathedral of Exaltation of the Cross, 1761

Dome of the St George Cathedral

Inside St George Cathedral

Ceilings in St George Cathedral

St George Cathedral and Belltower, in tthe Yurev Monastery

Zlatoustovskaya Tower of the Kremlin

Art on sale in front of the Kremlin

Monument to the Millenium of Russia

Cathedral of St Sophia

West door of the Cathedral of St Sophia

Clock-tower and Museum of the Kremlin

Inside the Cathedral of St Sophia

Belfry

Looking onto the Yurev Monastery from the Kremlin Belfry

Trading Arcade of Yaroslav Court

Bell in the Kremlin's Belfry

Cathedral of St Sophia

Cathedral of St Sophia

Yaroslav Court

View of the Kremlin

Students painting the Kremlin

Trading Arcade of Yaroslav Court

Youngsters hanging around in Novgorod

A cruise boat goes by the Kremlin

Church of St Paraskave Piatnitsa, 1207

Cathedral of St Nicholas, 1113

Church of Our Saviour-at-Ilino

Domes of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign

Church of Our Saviour-at-Ilino

Dome of the Church of Our Saviour-at-Ilino

Church of St John on the Opoki, 1127

Church of St Andrew Stratilates

Inside the Kremlin

Arch of the General Staff Building

Hermitage at sunset

Cheerfulness along the Neva

Hermitage at sunset

Vasilievsky Island spit at sunset

Dancer on the Tribunal bar

Palace Square at night

Palace Bridge raised

Palace Bridge fully raised

Palace Bridge raised

SS. Peter and Paul Fortress at night

Fellow travellers, staying in the same place as me

Pouchkine statue on the Arts Square

Church on the Spilt Blood

Church on the Spilt Blood

View from St Isaac Cathedral

City centre

Palace Square

Spires of St Petersburg's prestigious centre

St Petersburg imperial centre

Admiralty and city centre

Wedding picture in front of St Isaac's

View from St Isaac Cathedral

Vasilievsky Island

Western part of St Petersburg, with the seaport

St Petersburg's busy seaport

Square in front of St Isaac's Cathedral

View from the top of St Isaac

Extravagance of the decoration in St Isaac

St Isaac's rich interior

Ceiling in St Isaac

Inside St Isaac

Inside of St Isaac

Dome of St Isaac

Stained glass behind St Isaac's altar

Having fun in a park

View of central Moscow

Tanker passing in front of Gorki Park

Gorki Park

Concert in Gorki Park

Women in Gorki Park

Concert in Gorki Park

Titanium statue of Gagarine

Lomonosov University

Lomonosov University

Statue of Pavlov

Top of the Lomonosov University

Statue of Mendeleev

View of Moscow

Centre of Moscow

Novodevichy Monastery

North of Moscow

Ski ramp on the university hill

Going up to the university hill

View of Moscow's centre

Novodevichy Monastery

Ski ramp

Ski ramp

Cross-generation chess by the river

Leaving for a boat trip

By the river

Moscow's Lomonosov University

Western Moscow

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Market at Ismaylovsky Park

New building in Ismaylevo market

Matrioshkas lined up beautifully

Matrioshkas at Ismaylevo

Kvass for sale

Old wooden house in Sergiev Posad

Full view of the Trinity Monastery

Top of the Cathedral of the Assumption

Cathedral of the Assumption

Cathedral of the Assumption

Mirroring effect of the main dome

Inside the monastery, with the Trinity Cathedral on the left

A well in the heart of the Trinity Monastery

At the well

Cathedral of the Assumption and Chapel-at-the-Well

Cathedral of the Assumption and Chapel-at-the-Well

18th century bell tower

Trinity Cathedral

Gate Church of John the Baptist

Final view of the Trinity Monastery

Golden Gate of Vladimir

Golden Gate at the beginning of Vladimir's main street

Assumption Cathedral

Small church seen from the Assumption Cathedral

View from the Assumption Cathedral hill

Center of Vladimir

Industries in Vladimir

View of the back of Assumption Cathedral

Detail of the Assumption Cathedral

Cathedral of St Dmitry

Prince Vsevolod III with his sons

Policeman in front of the Golden Gate

Residential building in Vladimir

Intercession Cathedral

Intercession Cathedral

Restoration work

Small church in the Intercession Convent

Inside the Intercession Convent

Roofs of the Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius

Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius

Walking to the Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius

Entrance of the Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius

Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour

Drawing the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour

Inside the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour

Inside the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour

Inside the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour

Inside the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour

Dome of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour

Inside the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour

The Last Supper

Old Church Slavonic writing

Top of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour

Southern Gate-Tower

Intercession Convent

Intercession Convent

Domes of a church

Trading Arcades

St Lazarus' Church

Churches along the River Kamenka

Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral

Beautiful reflection of a church in the River Kamenka

A beaver swimming

Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral

Clock of the Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral

Top of St Nicholas' Church

Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral and St Nicholas' Church

Playing in Suzdal

Old wooden house

Derelict church of an old village

Countryside near Suzdal

A man makes his herd cross

Local ambulance under repair

A local villager helps us find our way

Family leaving home in Berejok village

The muddy road we needed to take

The mother bird looks after her young

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Vadim, our driver

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View from the fortress earthen rampart

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Old church in Yurev-Polsky

Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour

Rowing on the Trubezh River

Women washing clothes

The rich Moscovites cruise by the local life

Relaxing on the Lake Pleshcheevo

Rowing away on the Lake Pleshcheevo

Nikolsky Women's Monastery

Danilovsky Monastery

Goritsky Monastery

Purification Church of Alexander Nevsky

Houses by the lake

Forty Saint's Church by the lake

The shining domes of churches

Pereslavl-Zalessky was a maritime base for Peter the Great

Churches of the Goritsky Monastery

Trinity Cathedral, Bell Tower and Cathedral of the Assumption

Bell Tower in the Trinity Monastery of St Sergius

Trinity Cathedral

Top of the Trinity Cathedral

St Vladimir

Selling honey at the market

The Kuznechny Market

Kuznechny Market stalls

Kuznechny Market dry fruit

Selling fruit

Promoting Asian food

Sturgeon for sale

Delightful Russian salmon

Beautiful fruit stall

Showing off fresh fruit

Central Helsinki

Market by the sea

Uspensky Cathedral

Royal Navy College

Submarine Vesikko

Protected access to the Fortress

Suomenlinna nature

Inside one of the bastions

Suomenlinna Fortress

Strong cannons protecting the fortress

Protective bunkers on Suomenlinna

World Heritage Site of Suomenlinna

King's Gate

Geese busy grazing

Dry docks

Tomb

Church of Sveaborg

Mindful parents

Crossing the road

Seafront of Helsinki

Uspensky Cathedral

Inside Uspensky Cathedral

Uspensky Cathedral's altar

Above the altar

Helsinki cathedral

Statue of Luther inside Helsinki's cathedral

Helsinki Cathedral

Streets of Helsinki

Summer brunch in Fulham

Piccadilly Circus

Eros statue at Piccadilly

Trafalgar Square filled up for the Gay Pride

Mayor ken Livingstone presenting the Gay Pride

Gay Pride entertainment

A mad Gay Pride outfit

Trafalgar at Gay Pride time

Gay Pride fantasy

Gay Pride group

Picture with an idol

The fun of the Pride

Just look at them!

Street artist

Street artist doing the monuments of London

Sophisticated make-up

Spiderboy

View of the City

Jazz concert

A bit of Brazil in London

The mezzanine

Front view of the house

The house

Sunset

Young oak trees growing in the grass

Chimney fire

The open fields

Chateau de Courboyer

Field of clover

Beautiful orchard

An old barn

Horses in the rain

Percheron horses

Percheron horses

My birthday London

Damselflies mating

Dragonfly at rest

Waiting patiently during a fishing session

Hovering dragonfly

The Proms in London

Ceiling in the Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall for The Proms

The orchestra of The Proms

Amazing shapes in the Royal Albert Hall

Abstract seats at the The Proms

UFOs of the Royal Albert Hall

View from the house

Traditional p?tanque in the south of France

Local church

A charming medieval square

Beautiful bougainvilliers and laurels

Prickly cactuses in southern France

Cathedral of Marseille

A boat returns to the Vieux Port de Marseille

Vieux Port de Marseille

Stop in Luss along Loch Lomond

Along Loch Lomond

Along Loch Lomond

Along Loch Lomond

Bumblebee

An artificial lake near Loch Lomond

Heather

Walk in the Glencoe Pass

Walk in the Glencoe Pass

Clear waters in the Glencoe Pass

Luxurious ferns

Stream in the Glencoe Pass

Walk in the Glencoe Pass

Walk in the Glencoe Pass

Flower in the mountain

Walk in the Glencoe Pass

Old harbour at Ballachulish

Eilean Munde and Loch Linnhe

Waters of Loch Linnhe

Old church on Eilean Munde

Burial ground of Eilean Munde

Close up on the bag pipers

Traditional Scottish music in Fort William's main street

Sky above Fort William at dusk

View near Fort William

Urquhart Castle

Urquhart Castle

Urquhart Castle

Urquhart Castle entrance

View onto Loch Ness from Urquhart castle

Urquhart Castle

Urquhart Castle

Loch Cluanie

Cluanie Inn pub

Cluanie Inn pub

Glen Cluanie

Glen Cluanie

Thistle - symbol of Scotland

Eilean Dunan Castle

Eilean Dunan Castle

Eilean Dunan Castle

Eilean Dunan Castle coat of arms

Eilean Dunan Castle entrance

Eilean Dunan Castle

Eilean Dunan Castle

Old Man of Storr and mountains

Forest to the Old Man of Storr

One of the many rabbits in the area

The group walks towards the Old Man of Storr

The Old Man of Storr stands proudly on the right

Our climb to see the Old Man of Storr

View of the Trotternish Peninsula

Sheep in the hills

Tross Lochs

Cliff near the waterpower station

Harbour of Portree

Start of the walk in Glen Brittle

Clear water in a fairy pool

Water flows in Glen Brittle

The girls leave a waterfall

Fairy pool where we swam

Glen Brittle Walk

View of the peaks around Glen Brittle

Wide open view from the heights of Glen Brittle

Coast near Dunvegan

Coast near Dunvegan

Dunvegan Castle

Dunvegan Castle entrance

Dunvegan Castle

Leaving Dunvegan Castle to see the seals

Common seals resting

A beautiful young female common seal

Close-up on a young female seal

The seal colony near Dunvegan Castle

Seals lying around

Seal in front of Dunvegan Castle

An inquisitive seal watches us go by

Highland cows

Tross peninsula

Tross peninsula cliffs

The sun sets in pale hues on the Tross peninsula

Portree Harbour

Portree Harbour

Kids playing in Portree Harbour

Portree Harbour

Old cemetary

South-west Skye

Old church

Camping by the Cuillin Hills

A happy morning bird

Armadale castle

Flowers in the Armadale Gardens

View at Armadale

Southern face of Armadale castle

Crossing from Skye

Amusing imagery in Archarcle village

I set off to the freezing sea

Sheep grazing on the water

Glenfinnan Monument and Loch Shiel

Glenfinnan Bridge

Glenfinnan monument from the ground

Surroundings of Glenfinnan

The magic of Scottish light at Glenfinnan

The long way up Ben Nevis, as the clouds clasp us in their grasp

Me on top of Ben Nevis

The clouds are catching up with us on our way down

The long way down Ben Nevis

Good luck to those still heading up!

Clouds condensate on the grass

Clouds condensate on the grass

Shortcut through the mist of Ben Nevis?

Castle ruins by a lake - a typical Scottish image

Inveraray town

Highland cows

Inveraray castle

Piazza Eleonora d'Arborea

Dove roosting outside my hotel window

Su Nuraxi fortress

View of an old fortified hill from Su Nuraxi

Su Nuraxi

The site of Su Nuraxi

Details of the houses

The impressive central building

The eerie inside of the Su Nuraxi fortress

Inside the central fortification

Overview of the nuraghic site

Su Nuraxi's immensity

Priest's hut by the church of Santa Vittoria

Santa Vittoria church

View from the Santa Vittoria nuraghic site

Nature shaped by the Sardinians

Inside the Enclosure of the Feasts

The Well Temple at Santa Vittoria

Nuraghi Is Paras

Church on an island of the Lago Is Barroccus

Nuraghi Losa

Nuraghi in Santa Cristina

Old church of Santa Cristina

Entrance to the well

The steps of the well temple

The hole above the well

The well's entrance seen from the inside

Torre Grande

Marina of Torre Grande

Boats docked in the marina of Torre Grande

Cabras by the Stagno di Cabras

Old church of San Giovanni

Inside San Giovanni church

Inside San Giovanni church

View of the site of Tharros

Overview of the Tharros peninsula

Water castle in front of the Spanish tower

Urban area of Tharros

Doric semicolumns temple

Two columns area

A classic view of Tharros

Tharros overlooks the Oristano Bay

One of the sumptuous marble columns

The 2 columns, symbols of Tharros

Tip of the Tharros peninsula

Village of San Salvatore

Plants on the beach of Is Arunas

The famous quartz sand of Is Arunas

Is Arunas beach

Village of Torre Pozzo

Beach of Su Puttu

Torre Pozzo

Site of the Roman ruins of Cornus

Sarcophage in the Roman ruins of Cornus

Geared up for more motor action

Typical Sardinian nature

Bell tower of the church of Narbolia

Church of San Teodoro

Church of San Teodoro

Nuraghi of S'Uraki

Church of Riola Sardo

Boats on the shore of the Stagno di Cabras

Oristano

Cathedral of Santa Giusta

On top of the entrance of Santa Giusta cathedral

Old Roman bridge

Statue in honour of the traditional fishermen

Inside the cathedral of Oristano

Cathedral of Oristano

Statue of Eleonora

Corso Umberto, a quiet pedestrian street

Passage from Corso Umberto

Cathedral of Sassari

Small church in Sassari

Cathedral of Sassari

Front of the cathedral of Sassari

Fortifications of Alghero

Alghero's western walls

A lovely house in Alghero

      
Alghero marina

By the marina in Alghero

At Grand-Pere's 88th BD

Swans in Hyde Park

      

 

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